Lip stick holder



Aug. 6, 1935. n.. csARREAu` l 2,010,185

LIP STICK HOLDER Filed Oct. 6. 1932 Patented Aug. e, 1935 'alumnas ms'rlox Homan h Louis Garreau, Paris, France Application October 6, 1932,Serial No. 636,604 i In France October 19, 1931 4 Claims.

T'his invention relates to toilet accessories and more particularly towhich are carried by such devices or holders ladies and are commonlyused to carry make-up material such as rouge, cosmetic or perfume in theform of sticks or crayons.

The primary object vide 'a lip-stick holder construction and easy,

of the invention is to proof simple and yet rugged handy and attractivemanipulation whereby the user can hold it in one hand while causing thestick to project or retract by exerting a small stress on al rockableand slidable cap by means of one nger only of said hand, the user thuskeeping her other hand free for-holding a powder pui, a mirror or asimilar toilet article ri up purposes.

n view of rapid making- A further object of the invention is to providea lip-stick holder formed exclusively cap being swivelingly wherein theclosure is perby a cap capable of being easily moved by means of onefinger only, said mounted for rocking and sliding motion with respect tothe casing of the holder, the motion of closing position said captowards or oi automatically retracting or ejecting the lip-stick into orout of the casing without necessitating any contact between said stickand the users fingers.

A still further object of the invention is tol provide a lip-stickholder wherein the closure in the form of. a rockable and slidable capcan never come in contact with the lip-stick or crayon and can notaccordingly be stained or clogged thereby or spoil said stick or crayonwhile efficiently protecting it from dirt when in closed position.

Still a further obje ct of the invention is to provide a lip-stickholder wherein the make-up operation never necessitates any contactbetween the stick and the users iingers.

With these and such other objects in view as will incidentally appearhereafter, comprises the novel construction,

the invention arrangement and combination of parts that will now bedescribed with reference to the laccompanying diagrammatic drawingforming a part of the present disclosure.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevational view showing the lipstick holder in itsentirety, assuming the cap' to be in closed position, for example in theposition which said holder occupies when carried in a ladys hand bag orkit.

Figure 2 is a view ling the cap to have similar to Figure l, assumbeenrocked laterally oiI (Cl. G-56) closing position, preparatory to beingslid along the tubular casing of the holder for'ejecting the lip-stick.

Figure 3 is a view Aing the cap to have casing of the holder, crayonbeing shown in Figure 4 is a view of in the casing showing volutedspiral slots, the in chain lines'.

Figure 5 is a View of the stationary slotted shell co-operating with therotary sleeve.

Figure 6 is a view of the movable shell adapted to carry on pivots theclosure cap and also co- 15 operating with the rotary sleeve.

Figure '7 is a view showing the mutual arrangement and co-operation ofthe rotary sleeve and the two shells.

Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view on the line 20 VIlI-VIII of Figure 7.

Like reference characters designate like parts throughout the severalviews.

As illustrated, the improved lip-stick holder comprises an outer casingi of elongated and tubular shape open at one end and permanently closedat its other' end by a bottom cover 2. In

" this casing I are formed adjacent .its open end 'two diametricallyopposed small holes or depressions 3 and'two diametrically opposedstraight 30 slots 4 extending over a'portion of its length, said holes 3and slots I being mutually aligned pairwise.

In the casing I is rotatably located a sleeve 5 open at both ends4 andhaving a length substan- 35 tially equal to that of the casing I. Thissleeve 5 is formed withl a pair of spiral slots 6, 1 whose convolutionsare of suitable pitch and oppositely twisted, as shown in Figure 4. Theinner ends of said slots 6, 1 have a certain amount of over- 40 lap thatis to say the slot 6 extends farther lengthwise of the sleeve 5 than theinner end of the slot 1 which in turn extends farther lengthwise of thesleeve 5 than the inner end of the slot .6, no junction being howeverprovided between these two spiral slots.

A shell 8 of rounded channel shape having a length substantially shorterthan the casing i is inserted for longitudinal motion intermediate saidcasing and the sleeve 5. This movable shell l is formed with a pair ofdiametrically opposed holes 9 adapted to register with the slots I inthe casing l and with la projection I0 aligned with one of said holes 9and so sized as to be readily insertable into any one of said slots land into similar to Figure 2,. assumbeen slid along the tubular 5 thetip of the lip-stick or ejected position.

the rotary sleeve located the two oppositely constick carrier beingshown 10 the spiral slot 6 of the sleeve 5. In the embodiment shown, themovable shell t encompasses the sleeve over a portion of its peripheryequal to about 210 but no limitation is involved in this, provided themovable shell 8 is of suicient angular size forhaving diametricallyopposed holes 9 capable of registering with the slots d in the casing l.The shell 8 is reinforced by longitudinal ribs 88 which also act asguides during its motion.

' closing position,

A stationary shell Il of channel shape substantially equal in length tothe sleeveV 5 is interposed between said sleeve and the casing I andills the peripheral gap left around the sleeve by the movable shell 8. Astraight longitudinal slot I2 extends in the stationary shell il from aposition adjacent its end remote from the open end of the casing i.

It will be seen that the movable shell 8 encompasses the sleeve 5 over asubstantial portion of its periphery while the stationary shell ll en-Compasses it over the remainder of its periphery, suflicient clearancebeing however left between the meeting edges of the two shells forallowing longitudinal displacement of the shell 8 during thevoperationof the lip-stick holder.

' Inside the sleeve 5 is accommodated for longitudinal motion athimble-shaped or cup-shaped carrier i3 for the bottom or inner end of.the cosmetic stick S. This carrier I3 has a side projection I8 whichpermanently engages through the slots 'I and I2.

For closing the open end of the casing l there is provided a capcomprising a head Ill, advantageously of dome shape, and a pair ofsymmetrical ears or lugs l5 formed integral with said head and extendingparallel to each other at right angles to the general plane of the headM. The cap ears I 5 are formed with symmetrical beads or depressions i6adapted to snap into the holes or depressions 3 for yieldingly holdingthe head ld in closing position over the open end of the casing l. Thecap ears l5 are furthermore formed with symmetrical pins or pivots llwhich engage through the slots l and are riveted in the holes 9 formedin themovable shell 8. By this arrangement, the cap lli- I5 is swivelledwith respect to the movable shell 3 and rockablyv related to the casingl, 'I'he length of the ears l5' is calculated to permit the cap-head lllto be slidable along the outer wall of the casing ('as shown in Figures2 and 3) after it has been rocked off closing position.

The operation of this improved lip-stick holder is as follows: Assumingthe cap ift-I5 to be in as shown in Figure 1, all that is necessary touncover or unmask the open end of the casing I is to rock said caplaterally by a swiveling motion about itspivots Il, this operation beingperformed by the user with one nger only, for example with the forengerwhile the thumb and middle linger are holding the base of the casing l.After the cap I 4-I5 has thus been rocked oi closing position,

be slid along the outer wall of the casing I. The

pivots I1 then drive the movable shell 8 oi theA open end of the casingI and the rectilinear motion of the shell 8 is translated into a rotarymotion of the sleeve 5 owing to the engagement of the projection I0 intothe spiral slot 6. The rotation of the sleeve 5 is in turn translatedinto a rectilinear motion of the stick carrier I3 owing to' theengagement of the projection I8 spiral slot 'I and into the straightslot stationary shell II, said slot I2 in the I2 acting as a guide itmay, as aforesaid,

intO the`V for said projection I8 or, in other words, as a fulcrum whichrenders the motion of the carrier I3 possible. As the spiral slots 6 and'l are inversely convoluted or twisted, an inward motion ofthe cap lll-I5 off closing position is translad into an outward motion of thecarrier i3 and stick S whereas, conversely, an outward motion of the capM-l5 towards closing position is translated into an inward motion of thecarrier i3 and stick S. This means that by merely shifting the capllt-l5 along the outer wall of the casing l' after having rocked saidcap oi the open end of said casing, the user can single-handed causeautomatic ejection of the stick S for easy make-up purposes andsubsequently cause automatic retraction or withdrawal of the stick S bya reverse displacement of the cap l 1 -l5.

All parts of the improved lip-stick holder may be made advantageously ofmetal or alloy or an equivalent strong material and may be decorated orornamented. The external shape of the cap `head il may be made to suitfashion although a plain dome shape as the one shown is satisfactoryfrom the aesthetical point of view.

Minor constructional details may of course vary without departing fromthe ambit of the subjoined claims.

v,What I claim is:

1. A lip-stick holder comprising, in combination, an outer casing openat one end and having straight slots extending over a portion of itslength nearly to its open end, a rotary sleeve located in the casing andformed with a pair of oppositely convoluted spiral slots, a movableshell interposed between the casing and sleeve and having a projectionengaging one of said spiral slots, a stationary shell interposedbetween'the the outer wall of the casing after rocking of said head offthe open end of the casing.

2. A `lip-stick holder comprising, in combination, an outer tubularcasing open at one end and having a pair of diametrically opposedstraight slots extending over a portion of its length nearly to its openend, a rotary sleeve located in the casing and formed with a pair ofoppositely convoluted spiral slots extending from its respective ends, amovable shell interposed between the casing and sleeve and encompassinga portion of the sleeve periphery, said movable shell havingv aprojection engaging one of said spiral slots, a stationary shellinterposed between the casing and sleeve and having a straightlongitudinal slot, said stationary shell encompassing the remainder ofthe sleeve periphery, a longitudinally movable stick carrier located inthe sleeve and having a projection engaging the other spiral slot andthe slot in the stationary shell, vand a-cap comprising a head of a sizematching that of the open end of the casing and a` pair of earsswivelled to the movable shell by pivots passing through the casingslots, said ears being long enough to permit the cap headto be slidablealong the outer wall f of the casing after rocking of said head of! theopen end of the casing.

3. A lip-stick holder comprising, in combination,

an outer tubular casing open at one endk and having .a pair ofdiametrically opposed holes adjacent its open end and a pair ofvdiametrically opposed straight slots extending over a portion of itslength in alignment with said holes, a rotary sleeve located in thecasing and formed with a pair of oppositely convoluted spiral slotsextending from its respective ends, said spiral slots having their innerends in spaced overlapping relation, afmovable shell interposed betweenthe casing andsleeve over a portion of the sleeve periphery and having aprojection engaging the spiral slot adjacent the open end of the casing,a stationary fulcrurn shell interposed between the casing and sleeve inthe peripheral gap left by the movable shell and having a straightlongitudinal slot extending over a portion of its length from its endremote from the open end of the casing, a longitudinally movable stickcarrier located in the sleeve and having a projection engaging the otherspiral slot and the slot in the stationary shell, and a cap having adome-shaped head of a size matching that of the open end of the casingand a pair of symmetrical ears swivelled to the movable shell by pivotspassing through the casing slots, said ears having beads which can snapinto the holes in the casing and being long enough to permit the caphead to be slidable along the outer wall of the casing after rocking ofsaid head off the open end of the casing.

4. A lipfstick holderV co prising a casing open at one en d and havingstraight longitudinal slots, a sleeve revoluble in the casing and havinga pair of oppositely convoluted spiral slots, a movable shell having Aaprojection engaging one of the spiral slots, a stationary shell having astraight longitudinal slot,`a` stick carrier movable longitudinally inthe sleeve and having a projection engaging the last-named slot and theother spiral slot, and a cap rockably straddling the open end of thecasing, said cap having a pair of ears swiveled to the movable shell sothat sliding movement ofthe cap in one direction along the casingeffects longitudinal travel of the carrier in the opposite direction.

LOUIS GARREAU.

